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Expanding Health Coverage for Indians: An Assessment of the Policy Challenge

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  • Mahal, Ajay
  • Fan, Victoria

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As India’s policymakers consider how best to reform its health system, the goal of “universal health coverage” (UHC) and the steps required to achieve it have garnered considerable attention. In this paper we inquire into some of the conceptual and implementation issues relevant for the expansion of UHC. We revisit the case for government intervention in the health sector and inquire whether the case for UHC can be justified on grounds other than as “human rights.” We assess implications of resource constraints and examine specific questions of implementation pertinent for expanding health coverage. Finally, we assess the resource implications of a UHC policy, and an alternative that focuses on just the poor...

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  • Mahal, Ajay & Fan, Victoria, 2012. "Expanding Health Coverage for Indians: An Assessment of the Policy Challenge," India Policy Forum, National Council of Applied Economic Research, vol. 8(1), pages 37-93.
    • Handle: RePEc:nca:ncaerj:v:8:y:2012:i:2012-1:p:37-93
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    Keywords

    Universal Coverage; Insurance; Right to Health; Payment; Public Services; Financing; Risk Protection;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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